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eerst.

first, at first, before something else

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adv/eːrst/[ɪːrst]

  1. first, at first, before something else

  2. at first, before, earlier

    Het doet nu minder pijn dan eerst.

  3. only, not until

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch êerst, from Old Dutch *ērist, from Proto-West Germanic *airist(ō).

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